Shadow home affairs minister Andrew Hastie has wedged Opposition Leader Sussan Ley on immigration, pushing the Liberal Party to cut net overseas migration.

Ms Ley presided over a historic low in the party's primary support , with men, young voters, and residents of eastern states largely abandoning the party.

Mr Hastie has since warned the Liberal Party will be “in exile for a long time” unless it moves to reduce net overseas migration.

His comments come just weeks after he threatened to quit the frontbench over the Coalition’s commitment to net zero emissions .

The Canning MP has insisted he does not want to undermine Ms Ley’s leadership, but holds concerns about the future of the Liberal Party.

“I support Sussan (Ley). Anyone who's speculating otherwise is being mischievous. My m

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